A Briton was detained in Germany on suspicion of espionage in favor of the Russian Federation | Politics News from Germany | DW

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In East German Potsdam, law enforcement officers detained British citizen David S., who is suspected of working for the Russian secret service. Such a message on Wednesday, August 11, was published on the website of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Germany.

According to updated information, the man was detained by officers of the Federal Office of the Criminal Police of Germany, who are conducting an investigation. Searches were carried out at work and at the place of residence of the suspect.

With the cooperation of German and British law enforcement

“The accused is suspected of having worked for a foreign special service since November 2020 at the latest,” the Federal Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.

According to the version of the investigation, prior to his arrest, David S. was an employee of the British Embassy in Berlin, hired on the spot and “in at least one case handed over documents obtained in the course of his professional activities to a representative of the Russian intelligence service.” In exchange for the transmission of information, he received money in cash. The amount is still unknown.

The detention of David S. was the result of the joint work of German and British law enforcement officers. On August 11, the suspect will appear before an investigating judge of the Supreme Federal Court.

As stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, it will take very seriously the fact that a case has been opened in Germany against a Briton suspected of spying for Russia. Espionage to the detriment of the allied states on German territory is unacceptable, the official representative of the FRG Foreign Ministry emphasized and indicated that the Foreign Ministry would closely monitor the investigation of this case.

The Russian authorities have not yet commented on the matter.

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